I suppose it is better to ramble than to have no post at all for long periods of time. So please forgive the unscholarly nature of this post--which includes a bit of rambling as I ponder my career purpose.
What I have been thinking about over the 4-day Thanksgiving weekend is the ways I can be of service to my clients and how I can fulfill my own needs at the same time. Music is art. Music conveys a message. That message for me might be in the lyrics or just the mood, emotion, remembrance or other feeling it evokes. Supporting artists who try to bring positive messages to their listeners is one way I can personally contribute, both as the attorney for these artists and their teams and as way of fulfilling my need to make a contribution.
I have been much more active this year in representing clients in faith-based music. Specifically, the Christian genre. Late last year I began silently sending out prayers of emotion and strong desire that I be allowed to support the songwriters, artists and business people of the Christian music industry. My purpose was to help bring to music listeners a positive message -- messages of hope, faith, gratitude, freedom, celebration -- all of the positive words and thoughts I can come up with and then some.
The prayers were answered almost immediately with a phone call from a young artist who had offers from more than one recognized Christian label. Since then my service to the Christian music industry has increased and continues to increase, with new clients coming on board regularly. For me, service and giving have to be first. Financial rewards follow.